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World
All the latest headlines from all regions of the world outside the NAFTA market.
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SAIL Plans Fourth Steel Processing Unit
16 June 2008 - SAIL is planning to build its fourth steel processing unit, which will produce 8- to 25-mm diameter bars from billets supplied by SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant.
SMS Demag to Supply X-Roll Heavy Plate Rolling Mill for Posco
13 June 2008 - SMS Demag AG will supply a 5.5-meter X-Roll® heavy-plate rolling mill for Posco’s Gwangyang facility for the production of 6 to 200 mm thick plates that are between 900 and 5400 mm wide.
Siemens to Provide Galvanizing and Anneal Lines for Wuhan Facility
12 June 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply a new hot galvanizing line plus a new continuous annealing line for coupled tandem pickling line No. 3 at the Wuhan Iron and Steel's Wuhan facility.
Karampada Iron Ore Resource Allocated for ArcelorMittal’s Jharkhand Steel Plant
12 June 2008 - The Governments of India and Jharkhand allocate a mining lease for the Karampada iron ore deposit to ArcelorMittal for use in the integrated steel plant it is planning to build in Jharkhand.
Siemens to Provide Enviro-Friendly Meros Plant for Masteel Sinter Process
11 June 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will install a Meros plant for Maanshan Iron & Steel (Masteel), marking the first application of this technology outside Europe.
Vale Announces Public Offer of Equity
11 June 2008 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce announces a proposed public offering of common shares and preferred class A shares, with a maximum value of US$ 15 billion, subject to approval of its Board and the Brazilian regulator.
ArcelorMittal to Double Output at Temirtau Plant
11 June 2008 - ArcelorMittal says it will double the steelmaking capacity of its Temirtau plant in Kazakhstan, increasing its annual output from 5 to 10 million tonnes.
Auditors Confirm NLMK’s Compliance with ISO 14001-2004
10 June 2008 - NLMK passes a recertification audit of its Environment Management System for compliance with the requirements of ISO 14001-2004.
Sweco to Support Outokumpu Upgrades at Avesta
10 June 2008 - Outokumpu is investing approximately SEK five billion to increase production capacity at the Avesta steelworks, including the installation of a new Anneal/Pickle line and a new slab grinder facility.
Siemens to Equip New Process Line for BlueScope Indonesia
10 June 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will equip a new integrated 175,000 tonne/year zinc-coating and painting line for PT BlueScope Steel, Indonesia.
Interpipe Completes Financing for Dnepropetrovsk Steel Mill Project
10 June 2008 - Steel pipe and railway wheel manufacturer Interpipe finalizes financing arrangements for development and construction of a new, 1.32-million-tonne/year EAF-based steel mill.
SSAB Announces New Head of Strip Products Division
09 June 2008 - SSAB announces the appointment of anew Head of the company’s Strip Products Division, as well as the appointment of the Division’s current Head to serve as President of the MEFOS research institute in Luleå.
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Lifts Force Majeure
09 June 2008 - Force majeure is lifted across the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) managed operations, effective June 5, 2008.
Tata Steel Group Sets Sights on Low-Carbon Benchmark
09 June 2008 - Tata Steel Group celebrates World Environment Day with campaigns, events and activities supporting the reduction of CO2 as well as the company’s corporate vision to be “the global steel industry benchmark for Value Creation and Corporate Citizenship."
CMC Subsidiary Closes Purchase of PHP Nike
06 June 2008 - Commercial Metals subsidiary, CMC Poland, completes its acquisition of the outstanding shares of PHP Nike SA, Poland.
Mechel Commissions New Rebar Line at Mechel Targoviste
05 June 2008 - Mechel commissions a new line at Mechel Targoviste for the production of custom-manufactured reinforcing bar.
SSAB Insurance Compensation Confirmed by Swedish Court Ruling
04 June 2008 - The Swedish Supreme Court has rejected Zürich’s appeal regarding insurance compensation to SSAB related to the 1997 blast furnace failure at SSAB’s Luleå plant.
USW, ArcelorMittal Reach Global Agreement on Health and Safety Issues
04 June 2008 - The USW reaches a groundbreaking agreement with ArcelorMittal that will help to improve safety and health standards throughout the company.
Mitsui Mining to Be Renamed Nippon Coke
03 June 2008 - Mitsui Mining announces plans to change its corporate name to Nippon Coke & Engineering, reflecting the company’s deeper ties with Nippon Steel and Sumitomo.
SMS Demag to Supply X-Melt EAF, Slab/Beam Blank Caster for Peiner Träger
03 June 2008 - SMS Demag will supply an X-Melt electric arc furnace meltshop and revamp a continuous beam-blank caster to an X-Cast combined slab/beam-blank caster for Peiner Träger GmbH of the Salzgitter Group.
